Best goodbye

Esa-Pekka Salonen's final concerts as Los Angeles Philharmonic music director included a record number of premieres (including his own inspired Violin Concerto) and two Peter Sellars stagings that were final proof that his 17-year tenure changed music in Los Angeles and orchestral life in America.

Esa-Pekka Salonen's final concerts as Los Angeles Philharmonic music director included a record number of premieres (including his own inspired Violin Concerto) and two Peter Sellars stagings that were final proof that his 17-year tenure changed music in Los Angeles and orchestral life in America. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Esa-Pekka Salonen's final concerts as Los Angeles Philharmonic music director included a record number of premieres (including his own inspired Violin Concerto) and two Peter Sellars stagings that were final proof that his 17-year tenure changed music in Los Angeles and orchestral life in America.Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times